Miss Loser is too enchanting

"Hehe, I didn’t say anything; you said it yourself."

After Dugu Qianye and the others left the Arena, she asked Mo Ziqing, "How did you all come here?"

"We heard the news that the specially recruited freshman was dueling at the Arena, guessed it was you, and came over to check it out," Mo Ziqing said.

"Brother, you’re really something else, haha, just like your big bro me!" Dan Jingtian laughed heartily.

Dugu Qianye glared at him and said, "How am I like you? Although I don’t pay much attention to external matters, I still know about your reputation as a battle maniac, Dan Jingtian. All I did was for future peace; how can that be the same as you?"

"Hehe, pretty much the same, pretty much the same," Dan Jingtian chuckled.

Before classes the next day, as soon as Dugu Qianye entered the classroom, she saw the others standing there waiting for her. Upon her arrival, they bowed to her and said, "We lost, you made us realize our arrogance, that we’re not as great as we thought. From now on, we’ll recognize you as the boss."

Dugu Qianye glanced at them, walked to her seat, sat down, and said while looking at them, "If I were you, I’d work hard on my training to defeat the opponent."

"Hehe, of course we’re going to work hard on training, aiming to defeat you as soon as possible. But that doesn’t stop us from following you," the male leader from yesterday walked up to the row in front of her, sat down facing her, and said, "My name is Qin Hao, just tell me if you need anything in the future."

In this world, the strong naturally command respect.

"My name is Qi Yufei," the leading girl said.

The others introduced themselves as well. Dugu Qianye neither agreed nor disagreed, but simply pointed towards the door and said, "The teacher will be here soon."

No sooner had Dugu Qianye finished speaking than the teacher walked in. He led everyone to the training room and explained how to maximize advantages in combat. Dugu Qianye listened intently, gradually absorbing what he taught. Although she found his words made sense, she still felt this kind of experience had to be gained through actual combat. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

As everyone expected, the name Baili Xie became almost universally known at Empire College the next day, and some people even ranked her among the top eleven prodigies. Many wanted to see what such an awesome person looked like, especially some of the girls, who kept making eyes at Dugu Qianye, causing her to get goosebumps. To evade those crazy girls, Dugu Qianye had to lock herself in her room, venturing out only for classes.

However, sometimes she would put on the Hundred Change Mask, disguising herself to attend classes in other departments or to read in the first and second levels of the library.

Thanks to her photographic memory, Dugu Qianye managed to finish reading all the books on the first and second levels in two weeks. Through studying, she learned that Phantom Beasts had attributes such as metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, and ice, with some Phantom Beasts possessing two or even three attributes simultaneously. Phantom Masters reaching the Phantom King level could learn Phantom Techniques, which allowed for attacks far beyond simple Phantom Power assaults. Phantom Techniques were also divided into five levels: Heaven, Earth, Man, Xuan, and Yellow, with Heaven being the highest and Yellow the lowest. However, Phantom Techniques were rare, and a family might not even have one to call its own. Phantom Masters could also use Phantom Devices to unleash Phantom Power, thereby enhancing their attacks, among other things.

She locked herself in her room and called out all her Beasts, inquiring about their attributes. Xiaohuo was fire and light, Qingluan and Xiaoyin were wind, Liehuo was fire, and Lan Mei was fire and wind.

"So, you all have attributes! Why didn’t anyone tell me?" Dugu Qianye said.

"This is common knowledge, okay! Everyone knows it, except for you," Xiaohuo pecked her on the head with its beak.

"I came into this halfway; you all know that. I was never interested in these things before!" Dugu Qianye said with a sheepish laugh.

"Phantom Beasts all have attributes, but does Phantom Power have attributes as well?" Dugu Qianye asked.

"How would we know! We’re not humans," Xiaohuo said. "Aren’t you reading a book?"

"Right, I’ll look again," Dugu Qianye said. She then went to the library, spent 50 Study Points, and searched the third floor but did not find any related books.

Later, she remembered the books her father had left her, which she hadn’t examined closely before. She took all those books out and indeed found one related to the topic. The cover of the book had the words "Dragon Soaring through the Skies" in large characters.

Upon opening the book, the first page stated that this was a Phantom Technique passed down by the Dugu Family, and one could learn it once their Phantom Power reached the level of Phantom King. The introduction discussed that Phantom Power itself had no attribute, but Phantom Techniques did have attributes. After learning a Phantom Technique, the Phantom Power Source within would automatically transform to match the attribute of the particular Phantom Technique learned. However, it was best if it matched the attribute of one’s Lifesoul Contracted Beast. This "Dragon Soaring through the Skies" was, in fact, a fire-attributed Phantom Technique.

After finishing reading, Dugu Qianye said, "Xiaohuo is fire and light, so it’s still suitable for me to study this Phantom Technique. But does this mean I can’t learn Phantom Techniques of other attributes? Will Dandan become fire-attributed because of the Phantom Technique I learn?"

Xiaohuo shook its head and said, "Brother Dandan’s situation is quite special, he’s not an ordinary Phantom Power Source, and there’s nothing about this in my inheritance. Why not ask Brother Dandan himself?"

Dugu Qianye thought it made sense and decided it was best to ask Dandan directly. So, she woke Dandan up, explained the situation, only to be met with a disdainful roll of the eyes.

"How dare you compare me with that trash?!" Dandan said proudly, "Not only can I automatically absorb Phantom Power, but I can also contain all attributes. How could a mere Phantom Technique change me! Why are you so dumb?"

Dugu Qianye touched her nose, ignoring Dandan’s disdain, and asked, "So, the Phantom Techniques I can practice are attributeless?"

"As long as you wish, you can learn Phantom Techniques of any attribute, and you can also cast a Phantom Technique with any attribute," Dandan replied.

"Oh my god! Dandan, you’re amazing!" Dugu Qianye exclaimed excitedly. If Dandan could transform, she reckoned she would have given Dandan a big kiss.

It turned out that Dandan was not only a cheat code for cultivating Phantom Power but also a huge container for Phantom Techniques!

"Hmph, of course!" Dandan said with considerable pride.

After that day, Dugu Qianye spent her days locked up in her room studying Phantom Techniques, sometimes having Xiaohuo and the others stand guard outside while she practiced inside the Refining Demon Pot.

"Boom," a fire dragon formed from Phantom Power collided with a distant stone, shattering it into pieces, then dissipated in the air.

"Sister, you’re amazing! You managed to cast a Phantom Technique so quickly," Xiaohuo said, clapping its little hands beside her.

Dugu Qianye looked on with satisfaction, about to go take a closer look when she heard Xiaoyin telepathically inform her of a visitor. She quickly left the Refining Demon Pot and heard the visitor still knocking on the door.

She opened the door and saw Sun Kui standing outside. She let Sun Kui into the house and asked, "Is something the matter?"

Upon seeing the book on Dugu Qianye’s table, Sun Kui said solemnly, "You caused quite a stir in the college and then hid yourself away, we’ve really had it rough because of you."